Macaroni and Cheese Perfection
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Yields:
-
1 dish
- Serves:
- 6
ingredients
- 1 lb shell pasta
- 1 cup frozen peas
- 1 cup ham, diced
- 1⁄4 cup butter
- 1⁄4 cup flour
- 4 cups milk
- 1 lb sharp cheddar cheese, shredded, divided
- 1 cup panko breadcrumbs
directions
- Bring pasta water to a boil. Cook the shells al dente and drain. Place them in a large baking dish and set aside.
- Add the peas and ham to the pasta shells.
- In a sauce pan, melt the butter over low heat so that it doesn't burn.
- Add flour and stir with a wisk until the mixture thickens.
- Slowly add the milk so it doesn't cool off the butter and keep stirring.
- Once the milk is added, continue to stir with the wisk.
- When the milk starts to simmer slightly, add 1/2 of the cheese, a little at a time, allowing it to melt completely before adding more.
- When the sauce has the cheese melted in it, add it to the shells; stir to mix.
- Sprinkle the remaining cheese on top of the shells.
- Sprinkle with the Panko bread crumbs.
- Place in a 400 degree Fahrenheit oven for 15 to 20 minutes.
- Serve hot.
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Reviews
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This particular recipe came in handy for me as I made it for a neighbor couple who love mac & cheese almost anyway I fix it, & they very much enjoyed this one, too! AND, now that I've had a taste of it myself, I'll be keeping it around a while, because it is absolutely delicious, & I want to make it for just the 2 of us before long! Many thanks for sharing it! [Made & reviewed for one of my adoptees in this Spring's round of Pick A Chef]